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Oasis’s 2009 Murrayfield Concert Set Strongest Seismic Record in Two Decades

Researchers will watch to see if this week’s sold-out reunion shows surpass the 215 kW peak driven by fans’ energetic jumping

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Overview

  • British Geological Survey data shows that the June 2009 Oasis concert at Murrayfield registered a peak seismic power of 215.06 kW, the highest recorded at the stadium in the past two decades.
  • Sensors positioned about four kilometres from the venue captured ground vibrations that researchers tracked over the past 20 years.
  • The 2009 performance more than doubled the previous record held by the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 2004 show at 106.87 kW and exceeded readings from Kings of Leon in 2011 and Taylor Swift in 2024.
  • Analysis attributes the seismic energy to fans’ rhythmic jumping rather than to sound volume.
  • BGS seismologist Callum Harrison said the archive’s precise timestamps reveal crowd dynamics and that it is possible the upcoming reunion gigs could surpass the 2009 peak.